Vicki L. Little
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in St. Louis, MO
Vicki L. Little is an attorney with The Winters Law Group, LLC, in St. Louis, Missouri. Regarded as one of the top lawyers in the country, Ms. Little has more than 34 years of legal experience, and she provides unmatched counsel and support to a diverse range of clients throughout the greater St. Louis Metro and surrounding areas who have legal needs involving any of the following:
· Commercial litigation
· Intellectual property
· Franchise law
· General business counsel
· Appeals
Although she focuses the majority of her practice on commercial litigation, Ms. Little also provides invaluable counsel to her commercial clients regarding all aspects of the daily and ongoing operations of their businesses, such as contracts and employment-related matters. She also has extensive experience with real estate law and lease negotiations, landlord-tenant issues and other related matters as well as bankruptcy litigation and workouts.
Ms. Little has also handled personal injury, consumer fraud and other business tort issues, and she has extensive trial experience at both the state and federal levels as well as appeals. Along with private practice, Ms. Little also served as an Assistant Attorney General for three years with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. While there, she prosecuted numerous consumer fraud claims on behalf of Missouri residents as well as the state itself, and she helped negotiate one of the largest class action consumer fraud settlements in the state's history.
Honored for her outstanding professionalism and superior client service, Ms. Little has earned an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell as well as consistent recognition from The Best Lawyers in America. She has also received many other top rankings and endorsements from her peers along with numerous testimonials and referrals from her satisfied clients.
A 1983 graduate of the University of Missouri, Ms. Little obtained her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1986. She is admitted to practice before all U.S. District Courts in Missouri as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th and 8th circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court. Highly active in her legal community, she is a member of The Missouri Bar, the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
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- 50%Business Litigation
- 20%Business/Corporate
- 10%Appellate
- 10%Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10%Civil Litigation: Defense
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2022
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About Vicki L. Little
First Admitted: 1986, Missouri
Professional Webpage: https://winterslg.com/vicki-l-little
Honors/Awards
- Super Lawyers
- Rated AV Preeminent from 2000 to present, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected for Best Lawyers / St. Louis (Litigation-Banking & Finance), Best Lawyers / St. Louis (Litigation-Banking & Finance, Best Lawyers , 2018
Pro bono/Community Service
- Judge, ABA Region Seven Representation in Mediation Competition
- Judge, Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition
- Advisory Board, Political Science Department, University of Missouri
Bar/Professional Activity
- Admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions: State of Missouri United States Supreme Court United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- The Missouri Bar
Special Licenses/Certifications
- Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
Educational Background
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1986
- University of Missouri, A.B. Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa , 1983
Last Updated: 5/31/2022